diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/po/povray/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/po/povray/package.nix
index a1b284a9a339..a2744bfdd56f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/po/povray/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/po/povray/package.nix
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     cd unix
     ./prebuild.sh
     cd ..
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
     sed -i -e 's/^povconfuser.*/povconfuser=$(TMPDIR)\/povray/' Makefile.{am,in}
     sed -i -e 's/^povuser.*/povuser=$(TMPDIR)\/.povray/' Makefile.{am,in}
-    sed -i -e 's/^povowner.*/povowner=nobody/' Makefile.{am,in}
-    sed -i -e 's/^povgroup.*/povgroup=nogroup/' Makefile.{am,in}
   '';
 
   # https://github.com/POV-Ray/povray/issues/460